South Of The Border Essentials Sweet Cajeta Sauce Recipes
SOUTH OF THE BORDER ESSENTIALS: SWEET CAJETA SAUCE
I only have one photo for this recipe, and that is the final sauce. I did not intend to post it, but this stuff is so dang good I thought that I would. Served this for breakfast drizzled over crapes and fresh fruit... So yummy. The next time I make it, I will add more construction photos. So, you ready... Let's get into the kitchen.
Provided by Andy Anderson ! @ThePretentiousChef
Categories Other Breakfast
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- PREP/PREPARE
- You will need a large saucepan, or a heavy-bottom pot to make this recipe.
- Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
- Cut the vanilla bean in half and scrap out the seeds.
- Add the vanilla bean, scraped seeds, milk, cream, sugar, and salt to a saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk until the sugars dissolve, and it begins to warm.
- Whisk in the baking soda.
- Reduce heat to a low simmer and stir every few minutes for about 35 - 40 minutes.
- Do not scrape the sides, just stir the sauce.
- After about another 15 - 20 minutes the sauce will turn a golden brown, and your spatula leave a trail in the sauce when you pull it through.
- Use a mesh strainer to strain the sauce into a container, then stir in the rum.
- Rum can go bad, and it is my suggestion that you drink a shot or two; just to make sure that it is okay.
- PLATE/PRESENT
- Drizzle over pancakes, crepes, bananas or other fruit. Enjoy.
- Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
CAJETA
Cajeta is another name for fruit pastes, or ates, and is a term still used in certain states, but the most familiar form of cajeta is the sweet caramel made from goat's or cow's milk and cooked down with sugar in copper pots. The goat's milk has a distinctive grassy, musky flavor and is the most commonly used for this application. The name derives from the wooden boxes called cajetes made from tejamanil or ocote (pine). Adding a little corn syrup helps with the sticky consistency, but it can be left out if you prefer to make it the old-fashioned way. This luscious sauce is wonderful to top (warm) or swirl into ice cream, to accompany pancakes, or, better yet, to eat by the spoonful!
Yield makes 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine the milk, sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a medium, tall, heavy-duty pot. Scrape the vanilla bean into the pot and add the pod (if using vanilla extract or brandy, do not add yet). Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick to the bottom. Remove from the heat, add the baking soda, and stir carefully as it will bubble and steam up. When the bubbling has stopped, return it to the heat.
- Adjust the heat so the mixture is at a constant simmer, stirring often so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Once it has turned a golden color, pay more attention and stir more often. Cook until it is thick and a dark caramel color, about 1 hour. (It will get thicker and stickier as it cools.) Remove from the heat. If using vanilla extract or brandy, add it now, being careful not to burn yourself because the cajeta may steam a little. Allow to cool before using. Remove the vanilla bean. (If you feel the caramel has thickened too much once it's cooled, simply stir in a bit of warm water).
CAJETA (CROCK POT METHOD)
The slow cooker allows milk to caramelize to a delicate golden brown with little monitoring. The result is Cajeta, the South American milk caramel sauce also known as dulce de leche. Pour it over fruit or a slice of pound cake, or stir it into vanilla ice cream. Adapted from Country Living magazine.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Sauces
Time 10h10m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Stir well, and cook on high for 10 hours.
- Stir occasionally the last hour.
- Strain through a fine strainer and then store in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.
- Serve at room temperature. Good over cake, fruit, and ice cream. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1413.7, Fat 36.1, SaturatedFat 22.1, Cholesterol 102.5, Sodium 754.1, Carbohydrate 246.2, Sugar 247.2, Protein 33.1
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